On Monday it was confirmed that actor Gary Waldhorn, 78, died 'peacefully in his home', making him the sixth cast member of The Vicar of Dibley to pass away over the last decade.
The hit British sitcom ran for over twenty years after its first episode in 1994, and tells the story of Oxfordshire village Dibley, after it is assigned a female vicar following the 1992 changes in the Church of England that permitted the ordination of women.
However the majority of the main cast members are now no longer alive, with Trevor Peacock, Emma Chambers and John Bluthal all having passed away since 2018.
Meanwhile Liz Smith and Roger Lloyd-Pack also shocked fans when they died in 2016 and 2014 respectively, leaving Dawn French and James Fleet - who played Geraldine Granger and Hugo Horton - as the only remaining living main cast members.
On Monday it was confirmed that actor Gary Waldhorn, 78, (seen top centre) died 'peacefully in his home', making him the sixth cast member of The Vicar of Dibley to pass away over the last decade. Sadly Trevor Peacock, top right, Emma Chambers, bottom centre, and John Bluthal, top left, have all passed away since 2018, including Roger Lloyd-Pack (bottom right)
Dawn French (left) and James Fleet (far right) - who played Geraldine Granger and Hugo Horton - are the only main cast members still alive from the hit British sitcom
Gary Waldhorn (2022)
Gary Waldhorn was best known for playing the role of Councillor David Horton in the hugely popular series alongside Dawn French from 1994 to 2007 Pictured: Gary Waldhorn with Dawn French in The Vicar of Dibley and passed away in 2022 aged 78
Left to right: Emma Chambers, Dawn French and Gary Waldhorn in The Vicar of Dibley
Emma Chambers as alice pictured with James Fleet as Hugo (centre)and Gary Waldhorn as David in a scene from the television programme Vicar of Dibley
Gary Waldhorn was best known for playing the role of Councillor David Horton in the hugely popular series alongside Dawn French from 1994 to 2007.
The actor died earlier this week aged 78, with Mr Walhorn's son, Josh, said he 'peacefully passed away' at 6.45am on Monday.
Mr Waldhorn most recently appeared in The Vicar of Dibley Christmas special during lockdown, but has also appeared in a number of classic British TV shows such as The Sweeney, Brush Strokes and Hotel Babylon, and even featured in comedy sketch show French And Saunders.
He also provided voiceovers for adverts including for Green Flag, Kwik Fit, Branston and Marmite.
Mr Waldhorn was an accomplished Shakespearean actor and had performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company including in Much Ado About Nothing.
His theatre roles included Good for the RSC in 1981, which went to Broadway the following year, while he also starred alongside David Tennant in Black Comedy in the West End in 1998.
Emma Chambers (2018)
Emma Chambers played alongside French from 1994 to 2007 in the much loved sitcom and won the British Comedy Award for Best Actress for her performance in 1998 (both seen)
Best known for playing Alice Tinker in the BBC sitcom which starred Dawn French, the Doncaster-born star also featured in Notting Hill alongside Julia Roberts and sadly died in 2018 aged 53
Best known for playing Alice Tinker in the BBC sitcom which starred Dawn French, the Doncaster-born star also featured in Notting Hill alongside Julia Roberts.
Emma Chambers played
